Aegopinella ressmanni
Aegopinella ressmanni is a small species of land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails. [1]
| Aegopinella ressmanni | |
|---|---|
| Aegopinella ressmanni shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Aegopinella |
| Species: | A. ressmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hyalinia nitens var. ressmanni Westerlund, 1883 (basionym) | |
Description
It is characterized by having a larger shell than other Aegopinella species: its diameter attains 15 mm, its height 8 mm.[2]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is more convex, with the body whorl swelling towards the front near the large aperture. The columellar margin is sufficiently arched. [3]
Distribution
The species is distributed in Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia.[4]
References
- WoRMS. "Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- "AnimalBase :: Aegopinella ressmanni species homepage". www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Westerlund, C. A. (1883). "Malakologische Miscellen". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 10: 51-72. Frankfurt am Main This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Horsák, M. & J. Myšák. (2008). The first records of Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883) in the Czech Republic extends its distribution range northwards. Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 7: 47–50. Online serial at <http://mollusca.sav.sk> 4 June 2008.
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017
- Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. Verlag Paul Parey. 384 pp., 24 plates.
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